The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for right anterior disc displacement with reduction of the TMJ as secondary to service-connected paresthesia of the lingual branch of the right mandibular nerve following extraction of tooth #32 is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to service-connected paresthesia of the lingual branch of the right mandibular nerve following extraction of tooth #32, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's headaches were first noted in service and have been continuous since then. The Board found that his lay statements regarding the onset and continuity of his headaches are sufficient to establish a current disability for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Anterior Disc Displacement with Reduction of TMJ, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21075654
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